Arafat urges Palestinians to hold fire amid constant clashes
Yasser Arafat called Palestinian gunmen to stop shooting from areas he controls to reduce Israeli return fire. The move, his first public plea to end the violence, followed continued clashes that left six Palestinians dead and drew a cautious response from Ehud Barak who urged restraint.
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Religious leader withdraws name from same sex marriage declaration
Atlanta AP report says Robert Edgar, NCC secretary, removed his signature from the Christian Declaration of Marriage after realizing it could be seen as attacking homosexual couples. He apologized and noted the NCC 26 member communions were not consulted. The document advocates a holy union of one man and one woman.
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Castro says exiles plot to kill him at Ibero-American summit
Fidel Castro announced at a Panama City news conference that a U.S. based Cuban exile group has sent people to Panama with weapons to eliminate him. He named Luis Posada Carriles as the group’s leader and urged Panamanian authorities to arrest the suspects and bring them to court.
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